It was a perfect weather weekend for the Virginia Scottish Games at the Great Meadows in The Plains. I really like this venue and the new layout for the clan tents. There was a good turnout of XMarkers for the Games. I was especially pleased with the kith and kin that came to the Clan MacCallum Malcolm Society tent that I convened. Three new memberships were received. Without further ado here are the pix of Saturday day one!

The first visitors to the tent were Paul McCallum and Connie Lester of Greensboro, NC. Paul attended Grandfather’s Mountain Highland Games for the first time this year. I felt honored they came to visit with us. Paul joined the CMM Society.


Santa Wally and wife Cady dropped by next. SW and Cady also traveled out of state (PA) to be with us.


XMarker SCV40bt (John Samonsky) started his day without his boys, but would be joined later by them with his wife. His lads really enjoy the Celtic music. I hoping John will take them to Grandfather Mountain Highland Games next summer and camp out on the mountain.


Neil and Joyce Malcolm of Alexandria came to the tent and joined the Society. They have marched with us in the Alexandria Scottish Christmas Walk Parade. Neil is originally from Dundee.


Malcolm and Kathryn Squires of Petersburg (left of pic) came by with friends Roger & Mary McKay. Malcolm traces his lineage back to Malcolm Canmore. Malcolm and Kathryn became members of the Society.